This list was submitted by USER00633 on Sunday, January 10th, 1999 at 7:44 AM PST for The 1999 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Joe DiMaggio | March 8th, 1999 | 84 |
9 | Boris Yeltsin | April 23rd, 2007 | 76 |
8 | Judith Exner | September 24th, 1999 | 65 |
7 | King Hussein | February 7th, 1999 | 63 |
6 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
5 | Liz Tilberis | April 21st, 1999 | ? |
4 | Yasser Arafat | November 11th, 2004 | 75 |
3 | Althea Gibson | September 28th, 2003 | 76 |
2 | Morton Downey | March 12th, 2001 | 57 |
1 | Vaclav Havel | December 18th, 2011 | 75 |
30 points | 4 hits |
Yes - he was a 24 time all-star selection, compiled 3630 hits, and is widely considered the best left fielder of all time, and is in the Hall of Fame. But for OUR money, the fact that he played the harmonica on Hee Haw in 1994 AND made an album of harmonica songs? THAT is what makes someone famous.
(d) January 19th, 2013